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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS' RIGHTS WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the federal Nursing Home Act of 1987 guarantees residents their individual rights in
order to promote and maintain their dignity and autonomy; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has endorsed the rights of nursing home and
adult care home residents (G.S. 131 D-21 and G.S, 131 E-ll?); and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 49,000 individuals living in nursing homes and 40,000
individuals living in adult care facilities in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, all residents should be aware of their rights so that they may be empowered to live
with dignity and self-determination; and
WH_EREAS, residents in long term care facilities have a voice that should be included in decisions
made about their care and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina honors and celebrates citizens living in long term care facilities in
recognition of the contributions to our great state; and
WHEREAS, individual, groups, and long term care facilities across the state will be celebrating
Residents' Rights Week with the theme, Hear Our Voice: Residents in Long Term Care Facilities Speak
Out About Residents' Rights; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina afl~rms the rights of long term care facility practices through public
policy and person-centered decision making that impacts quality of care and quality of life;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim October 4-10, 2009, as "LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS' RIGHTS \-VEEK" in
North Carolina and all citizens to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
TNESS WI-IE EOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord two
thousand and nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty­fourth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS' RIGHTS WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the federal Nursing Home Act of 1987 guarantees residents their individual rights in
order to promote and maintain their dignity and autonomy; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has endorsed the rights of nursing home and
adult care home residents (G.S. 131 D-21 and G.S, 131 E-ll?); and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 49,000 individuals living in nursing homes and 40,000
individuals living in adult care facilities in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, all residents should be aware of their rights so that they may be empowered to live
with dignity and self-determination; and
WH_EREAS, residents in long term care facilities have a voice that should be included in decisions
made about their care and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina honors and celebrates citizens living in long term care facilities in
recognition of the contributions to our great state; and
WHEREAS, individual, groups, and long term care facilities across the state will be celebrating
Residents' Rights Week with the theme, Hear Our Voice: Residents in Long Term Care Facilities Speak
Out About Residents' Rights; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina afl~rms the rights of long term care facility practices through public
policy and person-centered decision making that impacts quality of care and quality of life;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim October 4-10, 2009, as "LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS' RIGHTS \-VEEK" in
North Carolina and all citizens to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
TNESS WI-IE EOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord two
thousand and nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty­fourth.